Rhodopsin Singlet oxygen

Starostin, A.V.; Fedorovich, I.B.; Ostrovskii, M.A.
Biophysics (Engl. Transl.) 30, 1082-1088 (1985)

Reaction: Rhodopsin + ¹O₂^* ® products and/or physical quenching
Solvent: H₂O

k = 1.1 × 10⁹(L mol^-1 s^-1), pH = 8

Experimental method: Photolysis
Analytical method: electron spin resonance
Data type: Derived from steady state measurements
Excitation wavelength: 365 nm

Photosensitizer = (all-E)-Retinal; used solvent k_d = 3.5 × 10⁵ s^-1; membrane suspension; sulfur radicals obs.